2 face charges of trying to sell prescription drugs

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Two Dutchess County residents were arrested for trying to sell Suboxone, a drug prescribed to treat opiate addiction, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office announced.

Dillon Farmer, 22, of Wappinger and Sara Boulerice, 29, of the Town of Poughkeepsie were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony.

Acting on a tip, deputies discovered Farmer and Boulerice "attempting to sell" Suboxone at the New Hackensack Plaza in the Town of Wappinger at 9:10 p.m on Saturday.

Like methadone, Suboxone is a controlled substance that is prescribed to treat addictions to drugs such as heroin, opiate painkillers and others, reports Narconon International's website. After being approved to treat addiction in 2002, Suboxone "began to be abused."

The two were arraigned at the Town of Wappinger Court and sent to Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

The Sheriff's Office released the information Monday.

Neither subject is associated with any plaza business, police said.

Police say man collected jobless aid while employed

A Poughkeepsie man was arrested for collecting unemployment while "gainfully employed," state police at Rhinebeck reported.

Sean R. Tynan, 52, was arrested for falsifying business records in the first degree, a felony.

While employed, Tynan certified weekly that he was "totally unemployed," and collected $7,225 "of which he was not entitled" by making false entries in the state's Department of Labor business records, police said.

Tynan was arrested on Saturday. He was issued an appearance ticket and is due in City of Poughkeepsie Court at 9 a.m. on Feb. 19.

TIvoli residents asked to limit their water usage

TIVOLI - Residents of the village are asked to limit water usage for the next few days after a water main break on Monday, Mayor Bryan Cranna said.

A break occurred around 6 a.m. on Broadway just west of Village Hall, Cranna said, and nearly half of the village was without water.

Repairs were made within four hours, Cranna said, and water was restored.